Cattin Finishes Third in $400,000 In Reality

In just his third start, Cattin became the first stakes-placed runner for freshman sire Neolithic, finishing third in the $400,000 In Reality Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

The 2-year-old colt bred by Curtis Mikkelsen and Patricia Horth had broken his maiden in his career debut, then finished fourth in the $200,000 Affirmed. second leg of the Florida Stallion Stakes series. In the third leg, the mile-and-one-sixteenth In Reality, Cattin came up against Dr. Fager winner Cajun’s Magic and Affirmed winner Octane and gamely fought the pair for three-quarters of a mile. In the stretch the two stakes-winners proved best, but Cattin gamely held on for third, 7 1/2 lengths ahead of the third-place finisher.

Cattin earned $44,000, and increased his three-race total to $84,550.